80-year-old man endured public disgrace as villagers accused him of months-long sexual abuse of his daughter-in-law (Representative image)
AGARTALA: An 80-year-old man was thrashed, garlanded with shoes and paraded before being tied to a pole in Tripura’s Gomati district on Friday for allegedly raping his daughter-in-law, police said. An 80-year-old man was thrashed, assaulted, garlanded with shoes and paraded through a village in Tripura’s Gomati district on Friday before being tied to a pole for allegedly raping his daughter-in-law , hours after his son was found hanging at home, police said.
“We received a memorandum signed by the villagers alleging that the octogenarian repeatedly raped his daughter-in-law for the last few months, as a result of which his son died by suicide,” Nutanbazar police station officer-in-charge Bikram Debbarma told PTI over the phone. no formal complaint has been filed so far, police said, adding that legal action will be initiated once an official complaint is received While villagers have demanded action against the accused. The incident unfolded in a village under the Nutanbazar police station area, where locals accused the octogenarian of repeatedly raping his daughter-in-law over the past several months. Police rushed to the spot, rescued the man and admitted him to a nearby hospital, where he remains under medical observation.
Tensions escalated after the accused’s son was found hanging from the ceiling of the family’s house on Friday morning, according to police.
(The victim’s identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)